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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-01-27

1t If hard to tell VIII n n given
section of county has enough rail
roads. There is no record that we
know Of that shows a road to have
been abandoned after it was comnJe-
ted. There seems to have been ~
little use for the Columbia, Newber-
ry and Lawens Road as any tina,
could have been protested in the
State, but it will soon be living
moving reality. 1t may have to be
handled by a receiver, but no differ
ence, it will succeed after a while
and ita tickets and freight bills viii
always demand slot cash.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-01-27
Sessions 3S0rss~t.

The case Of the State, against Al
bert Byrd for pcrjuty was continued,
as was the case against james Avery,
colorad.
In the case Of the State against
Mary Boyd, respectable and inno-
c,nt looking old lady plead guilty to
Resisting an officer and was sentenced
to be imprisoned two weeks or pay q
fine of fifteen dollars. Dr. Bramlutt
took the matter IN. hand, and i'll fuw
minntes made up the amount Of the
fine which was paid and the dofenant
went homo happy.
The case OF the State against JAS
PEI Key aad Martha Tvrner was con,
t;nued.
In the case o$ the State against
John j. Jamison for obtrining goods
under false pretenses, the jury rem
dored verdict Of gnilty with n rec
nmendation to mercy. On motion
Of defendants attorney, Mr. j. p. Ca
~, the verdict was set aside and q
new trial ordered.
In the two cases, town of Central
against James Peek, by consent of
counsel, his Honor reserved his de-
cision.
CIVIL, DCCEET,
Not single jury case was hearl,
the witnesses on account of the OK
treme cold On Wednesday morning
were all too late, hence they were all
continued. The julies were dissmiss
ed on the first day Of the common
rleas.
In the cases against Mr.. Peek of
Central, for violation of the town or.
dinances, which were appeals from
judgments Of the town council, tho
appeals we're sustained solely upon
the eround under the town charter
the defendant should have been tried
by only one member of the council,
whereas he was tried by the whole
council. s. -.
The papers in several important
civil cases were taken by His Honor to
be examined and passed upon at his
leisure. The decisions will be an
nounced when they are received by
the clerk. All win be decided before
tae Judge leaves the ciecuit.
Coprt adjourned SINE die, on Thurs
1sia Tie 2etl inst
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-01-27
~ OPRl EHnPOiana.

a hereditary taint or natural GRAY
ing for some stimulant is no reason
to Justify its indulgence: rather the
contrary, rs illustrated in morbid
desire to steal The desire or incli
nation we may feel to take what docs
not belong to us is the best possible
reason why we should be OH our guard
to resist the first impulse il that di-
rcotion. Natural inclinatiOns are of
ten our worst enemies when they are
allowed to dominate our lives. All
our natural suscoptibilities are to be
watched and dreaded like 80 many
lions in our path, or infectious dis
eases, to which our bodies are linble
when we are unprotected, or willfully
go whore these diseases are prevalent.
To have q holy horror for the poison
Ous effects Of alcoholic beverages in
in the stomach is the best guarantee
tbat we are secure from the allure
ronts of the gilded saloon, and the
latal effects of alcoholic poison to
carry us down to a drunbard's doom.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-01-27

Every once in while some news
paper correspondent lifts his hands
i'll h 'ly horror over the gambling
dens Of the great cities, but no
great reform ever follows. The1
are SO many legalizcd forms of gam
bling carried on in the open day, chat
society and thl otii2ers cf tho law
connine at midnight robbct", iE thcse
is no breaking or huthinE-
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-01-27

The South Ctroliua Railroad is do
lug most commendable thing gra-
It's; to wit: displaying on its day trains
the weathersignals. This is getting
the siyItl sorv;cc business down to u
fine point.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-01-27

Any one sending us two new sub
sclibers accompanied by the cash,
will be entitled to one copy of the
Nursery and Orchard, the best book
that has ever been written on the sub.
;ect, and we'll worth three dollars.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-01-27

The Colrty Commissioners and
Sch sol Commissioners reports to be
filed IL the Clerks Office. T. would
dc just rs much good to have them
fled il Rocky DotHJm or Horse Past
ire.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-01-27
JANUARY.
"A little nonsense now and then,
Il relished by the wisost men,"


Il relished by the wisost men,"
But when it comes TO continue
stream Of it, it becomes monotomous.
It's worse than nonsense for any mer-
chant to continue selling goods on o
credit to men who never pay anything.
1t IS time now to "tum over q new leaf"
and this Almanac has turned to the first
page of an1w book, and is glad to say
TO It's friends who "piohed their hints"
and had the moral courage to shoot, that
1t is ready to commence another account.
| appreciate the custom and friendship
of prompt paying customers, and it is q
pleasure to mo to sell them goods on
time, and [ try to make it equally as
pleasant and profitable to them. /
charge no long fancy prices-take no
lcn'~-no mortgages; | deal with man
on honor; want to 1.-Two and let live; but
find that each year brings it's quota O
careless slipshod kind Of men who. allow
their accounts or notes to stand from
year to year and never even ask whethe-
need any money. This is not a nea
way Of doing business, for the average
merchant i'll this country, who soils on
tim" needs all the money we can get one
year 70 operate with the next. The Ion
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-01-27

Every January term Of court shows
q greater necessity for changing the
time for it's sitting. It rs barbarous
TO send q low country man into the
mountains at this season.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-01-27
THIS GOOD OLD Sta

THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY
accomplishcs for everybody exactly what Is claimed
fori One OF the Tor the great popularity Of
tho Mustang Llniment Is found in its univeFsnI
applicability. Everybody needs such n medicine.
The Lumbormnn needs 1t I'm case OF accident
The Housewife needs 1t for general family use
The Cnnnlcr needs It for his teams and his men,
Tho Mechanic needs It always on his work
bench.
The Miner needs II IN case OF emergency.
The Pioneer needs sit-can't get along without It.
Tho Farmer needs 1t In his house, his stable
and his stock yard.
The Steamboat mnn or the Bontmnn N needs
tln liberal supply ahoatand ashore.
The HOrsc-fnncIeF needs lit is his best
friend and safest reliance.
The StOck-grower needs lit Will save him
thousands OF dollars and n world of trouble.
The RniIrOnd d man needs 1t and VIII need it SO
Tonga his life Is round of accidents and dangers.
The BnckwOo dsmnn needs 1t. There is moth
Ing like t as antidote for tho dangcrs to lie,
limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
Tho Merchant needB It about his store among
his employees. Accidents will happen, and when
theso come the Mustang Linlment IS wanted at once
Keep Bottle In the House, IT'S the best OF
economy.
Keep Bottle in tho Factory Itsimmediate
use IN case OF accident pain and loss OF ageS
Keep n Bottle Alwuys in the SthbIo Tor
nso when wanted.
-.H RJan 90, 1871 "
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-01-27
LOST

- iHht Of the parties who can sell Grave
> stones cheaper than we can. We sell
No, |. Material; We do good work, and
we 30 SO to give satisfaction. Our pri-
ccs run from three dollars up. We have
on hand and to arrive Large Stock of
Grave Stones. All work delivered OF the
grave. Satisfaction given Mr.. II. II.
Owen can be found in charge of the
Marble Yard ready to serve all who may
call upon him. Give us n trial aid DO
convinced, J. d. SMITH g. Co.
Liberty, s. G. Oct. IA. '86.
Oct. 81, 1886 4 f.
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THIS PAPER 'nfy 10 rpnd GO; On HS 8; SSo
Advertising I3uIeaI Spruce whero ndvertlsr8
a,E.a tslcIS SuaY Do made Tor H. IN n NV &SSRho
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-01-27
THURSDAY, JANUARY 81 1851

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Plan 90, 1881.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-13
MOther.OfPearl Fishing.

Mother-of- pearl fishing is carried on
all over the Red Sea, from the north
down to the Gulf of Alden, but the best
fishing grounds are in the neighborhood
of Suakim, MasSowah and the Farsan
Islands The fishing fleet consists of
about 300 boats, mostly belonging to the
Zobeid Bedouius, a tribe inhabiting the
coast between Jeddah and GambO.
About fifty belong to Jeddah and Others
to other localities. They are open boats,
of from eight to twenty tons burden,
with one lateen sail The crew varies
from eight to twelve men There are
two different fishing seasons, one of four
and the other of eight months, and dur
ing these the boots remain almost con-
stantly at sea, except for few weeks.
The crew, consisting in great part OF
black slaves, receives two-thirds of the
catch, deduction being made for their
food; the owners of the boat keep the
other third Accidents are seldom heard
of, and the divers are remarkable for
their physical vigor and robust health.
They range in age from ten to forty. and
the work seems to do them no harm.
The fishing grounds are in the neighbOr
hood of coral reefs, where the boats are
anchored The divers then go out in
small canoes, specially imported from
the MaIabar coast for the purpose, and
begin their work all round. 1t is neces-
sary that the sea should be calm, other
wise the shells cannot be seen. For
some years past the negroes have been in
the habit OF using old tin canisters
with glass in the bottom, to enable
them to see better. In the course of the
last ten years the catch has fallen ten to
twenty per cent, but by reason of the
increased price good and bad shells have
met with a ready sale. The annual pro-
duction varies from $3.50, 900 to $40, 900.
=PhH0delphia Gail.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-13

whitens the teeth without injuring the
enamel which covers the bone. Wash
the mouth after each meal with luke
warm boiled water.
Two DUDES were trotting down Broad
way in front of Grace Church, New
York, when they met a pretty girl. The
dudes separated to let the girl pass be,
tween them, and as she did so both rails
ed their hats and smiled Quick as q
flash the girl dealt the nearest one O
smart blow across the cheek with hel
word Then the dudes looked at each
other, closed ranks and trotted on again,
while the bystanders laughed.
A PTrTsFIELD, ILL.,, man is said tC
have made big barrel churn on wheels.
He goes through the country gathering
the cream, and when he has secured
the proper quantity returns home. On
the way home he connects the churning
gear, and as he drives along the churn-
ing goes on as the wagon goes along,
and when he arrives there is nothing to
do but take out the butter and draw off
the buttermilk.
A FEW years ago wealthy old gentle
man of Cincinnati married beautiful
young lady of Kentucky, and now he is
suing for divorce ON the ground of will
full absence. He says that trouble be-
gan on the wedding trip because he re
fused to transfer $40, 900 worth of prop
erty to his bride. She refused to live
with him unless he made the transfer
The APPALACHIAN CLUB of Bangor,
Me-, has placed on the summit of Mount
Katahdin cone of FURNISHED tin, TWEEN
ty inches in height and twelve in diane
ter. in order to note the distance from
which the peak can be seen. tits expect
ed that the cone will reflect the suns
rays far over Maine, and enable observ-
ers to determine the question.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-13
Architecture in Waspland.

Whatever may be the general expert
ence in regard to the number of wasps
prevalent this season, certainly they are
abundant enough in some places. AT
Maiden Erleigh, and close to the kitch-
en- garden, nest was found to have been
made in a stack of turf soil. This was
smoked with sulphur, then carefully dug
out, and was found to be the largest ever
seen there, for it was about thirty inches
in circumference, and contained literally
thousands of wasps of great size. Oddly
enough, at the Erleigh Cottage Garden
Exhibition prizes are offered for the finest
wasps' nests, these being, of course,
shown in close cases or glasses.
The one from the turf bed was put
on to a board, and under a close-ftting
hand-light, which was secured to the
board, and so exhibited, easily taking
the first prize. On one side portion
of the outer case of the nest, which is in
all cases round, had been accidentally
broken away, and thus spectators were
enabled to inspect the internal structure
of this curious dwelling The tiers of
comb ran across the nest horizontally, but
somewhat followed, and not more than
three quarters Of an inch apart; indeed,
thickness of comb and intervals seemed
to correspond with exceeding accuracy.
The wasps were far larger than were
those found with better and much small
Ter nests. The labor of making this nest
must have been great, and it would be
interesting to know out of what materi
ais it is constructed. The following out
of so great space in the soil must also
have been hard, and it seems evident
that every grain of the soil must have
been carried out and dropped away, as
no evidence of such an excavation was
externally visible. = Gardeners Chronicle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-13
The Horse Jockey.

The truth of the old adage, "Give a
dog bad name and you might as well
hang him at once," has never been bet
ter illustrated than in a race. Several
years ago Nick Becker, now the owner
of Glen Fisher, Hottentot, Leland, and
others, was ruled off the track at Louis
vile for the pulling of his horse Mellow
ling in a race over that track, and the
reputation that he then acquired has
since stuck to him ''like a bruder."
There are even some people nowadays
mean enough to say that Nick isn't as
straight as a string: but of course that's
mistake, and his horses run in and
out for the reason that you can't always
get the same sort of oats to feed them
with. This spring, as Col. NJ. Lewis
Clark was entertaining q party of turf
reporters in the cosy little club house
at Louisville, he told the following
story on Nick in connection with the
McBowling affair. After explaining
how McBowling was pulled, he said.
81 called Nick into the stand and the
first question that asked him was:
"'Now, Nick, tell me the truth, how
much did you get for pulling Mellow
ling?'
"Vell, Col. Clark, you vas goot
trent of mine. If vim [ only get tree
huntert tollar, eff lose L get tree hun
teri und fefty. Vat could L do? Say,
vat would you do?"
'"The last question was almost too
much for me" said the Colonel, ''and 1
nearly laughed out in his face"
After Nick had been ruled off he said
to an acquaintance: "Mine trent dis ees
a funny country, ferry. Milton Young
he pull horse and he got money
enough by dot to puy pig stock farm
by Cynthiana. Nick Becker he pull a
horse and off goes his heat off, by SHIN
miny. ] don't like dot, amt it @
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-13
Business Principles.

The Dry Goods Chronicle saws: A cloth
ing dealer in an interior town had occa-
sion to visit the city to purchase goods
While he was gone Young man en-
tered his store to buy a coat A sales
man waited upon the customer and
showed him a coat plainly marked 81.
The customer tried it ON and said in a
pleasant, confiding way: 81 want a good
article, and L can afford to Fay n little
more" The salesman showed him many
coats, and, finally, having removed the
tag, again offered him the seven-dollar
coat which had fitted him at first, and
said: "Here is " coat, a fine article inst
your fit, which L can sell you for SD. =
The coat was again tried on. the youu0
man seemed pleased, paid his money,
and went away. On the merchants re-
turn the salesman, with a smile of tri
umph all over his countenance. rushed
ND to him and boosted of what he had
done. The merchant looked grave. He
only said: "DOes any one know who the
customer was!" A little boy had recog-
nized him as a workman in u neiohbor
ing factory and remembered his name.
The merchant sent for the Young man.
told him of his modification, gave him
back IS and the privilege of returning
the coat if he chose, and then said to
the salesman: CHOW, sir, | will pay YOU
your weeks salary and / wish You to 90.
If you cheat my customers YOU have rot
principle enough not to cheat me. If /
can't have my people sell goods honestly
| will go out of business. Good day.
sir"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-13
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

New York electric light company
;s now furnishing lights at % cents each
per night. Last year the charge was IS
cents.
The Importance of soft water for do
nestle purposes is illustrated by the ex-
pcrience of a large London Asylum, in
which change from hard to soft water
has resulted in an estimated annual saw
ing in soda, soap, labor, etc. of more
than "a, 900.
The steamers of the new American
uArrow + me- are to be constructed upon
a new principle, and with view to an
estimated speed sufficient to make the
vovaqe between New York and Liver
nroI in little more than four days. The
Pocahontas will be $40 feet long, will be
nrovided with / 1850 water-tight com
nortmerts. 500 of which are to be below
the water-line, and will have twenty
boilers with engines of 27,9 horse
power and capable of giving a speed of
TWENTY-FIVE knots an hour.
An Irishman, Mr.. Francis Hazlett, has
invented, and an Irish company have
bought out, a mechanical apparatus Tor
blowing glass bottles which dlsPens2s
with the old fashioned method OF blow
inc glass by the mouth. Hitherto 1t
has been thought impossible to improve
upon the human lungs, and SO the glass
blowers of the world have gone on putting
themselves away at forty-two years of
age, which is the low average OF lie
among these handicraftsmen. The new
invention dispenses entirely with human
lungs, and iniects the air into the mol
ten glass by an air-pump not unlike an
ordinary syringe in shape and action.
This IS fastened to the ordinary blow
pipe, and makes little difference to the
workman in handling.
Considerable success appears to have
attended the system of purifying water
by agitation with iron and by sand fill
tration-a process which has been carried
out with good results at Antwerp, where
the water supply is derived from an i'm
pure source, the river Nethe. The water
is first passed through ordinary filter
sand. beneath which is a layer of coarse
gravel and granular iron-one part of
the latter to three of the former-the water
being finally filtered through an ordinary
sand bed. The condition Of the mixed
iron and gravel, after continued use, de-
mOnStrateS IN very striking manner inc
chemical action of the iron in rcmovin g
from the water impurities held in solu-
ton. After this system had been in use
at the Antwerp water works some foul
years an extension of the supply became
necessary, and, as the acquisition of new
land for filter beds would haze been at
tended with great cost in addition to the
purchase of nine hundred tons of granu-
lar iron, it was determined to resort to
the plan of agitating the water to be
purified with iron particles in such a
manner that the iron surfaces should be
brought into intimate contact with the
mass of water being treated, and this
plan proved successful.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-13
An Officers Claim.

Capt. George Mitchell, of the Second
Artillery, has filed claim for longevity
pay, which if allowed will involve the
Government to the extent of at least
81 900, 900 in the payment of similar
claims. Capt. Mitchell claims that he
should be credited with service as a
volunteer officer of the army in comput-
ing his longevity pay. The Supreme
Court has decided in the Morton case
that service at the Military and Naval
Academies is service in the army or
navy, and should, therefore, be reckoned
in computing longevity. Under this
ruling large amount of money has
been paid out. It is held by lawyers
generally that. if the years spent at the
Academies as students are to he counted
as years spent i'll actual service, then
volunteer service, in time of war, should
certainly be taken into consideration in
the computing of longevity. 1t is the
general opinion that Capt. Mitchell has
good claim and that he will secure its
allowance. As soon as it is allowed
there will, without doubt, be a similar
claim filed by some naval officer.
Another class of longevity cluims is soon
to come before the Court of Claims.
There are not few officers in the army
who entered the service as enlisted men.
They naturally consider, under the
terms of the law upon which the deci-
sion in the Morton case was based, that
they are more clearly entitled to credit
for service as enlisted men than the
West Point G aduates are for service as
students. Their service was put in on
the field and is considered to be more
clearly actual service than that of the
cadets by such officers of the Govern
ment as have been consulted about the
matter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-13
An Athletic Prodigy.

Wesley Welch is an athletic prodigy
He has gone barefooted every summer oil
his life. His first shoes he paid for witt
quails that he trapped. He never took
medicine; was never sick. His speed
and endurance on foot are wonderful.
noted fox chase is recalled in which he
caught the fox after a run of four hours
when all but two of twenty-five hounds
had given out in the run of from fifteen
to twenty miles. He refers to Mr.
Goodwin and Major Jones, of Memphis,
who saw him catch the fox. About
twenty men on horseback started in the
chase. He is confident that he can ex-
eel in speed and endurance both hound
and horse in IA long race. He has made
a mile in 90, and ten miles in eighty
minutes. His longest and best walk was
from Atlanta to Chattanooga in day
and night. one hundred and forty miles.
He had two companions on the start, but
left them behind. On hard journey of
this kind he wants no food but sweet
cned coffee, and he will refrain from eat
mo the day or so beforehand. He says
we all eat too much. He prefers wild
game and then mutton and beef to hog
meat. and regards chicken as the worst
of meats. NashciHe 1meric0n.